Rail anchor



t Dec. 28 1926. 1,611,893

' W. H. DE BUSK y RAlL ANCHOR Filed Sept. 23, 1 925 FAZ N INVENTR.

BY mw @f5-M ATTORNEx/.S

TENT tiii'lE.

WILLA'M 1i-I. DE BUSK, OF CHICAGO, LLINGIS, ASSIGNOR '110 THE F @L M CMPANY, OF CHICAGO, LLLNIS A CORGRATION 0F ILLIITOS.

BAEL ANCER.

application sied september 2s, i925. sensi no. 58,955.

My invention relates to rail anchors of the type adapted by engagement with a cross tie or other tiXe-d portion of a railway track to hold a rail from moving longitudinally, and it is the principal object ot my invention to provide a new and improved form and arrangement of parts by which this holding of the rail may be ef r'ected by the. use of a construction of maximum simplicity which shall be easy to produce and to applyv to the rail, and which shall be nia-de up of a minimum amount of high grade steel for etiecting the desired grip on the rail with a correspondingly large amount of lower grade steel for providing the desired extended bearing on the tie and for holding the device in operativ-e position.

It is one oie the specific objects of my invention to provide an improved form ot' extended bearing for transmitting the creeping pressure of the rail from the gripping element of the anchor to a cross tie, comprising improved means for holding the bearing in fixed position with respect to the gripping element. It is another yobject of my invention to improve devices of this type in sundry details hereinafter pointed out.

The preferred means by which I have accomplished my several objects are illustrated in the accompanying drawing and are hereinafter specifically described. That which l believe to be new and desire to cover by this application is set forth in the claims'.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a tace view of my improved anchor in position upon a rail which is shown in cross section, partly broken away.

Fig. 2 is tace view oi' one end portion oi the blank from which the retainer member of my improved anchor is formed.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view et the parts shown in Fig. 1, with the upper end portion ot the clip broken away for clearness or' illustration; and

4i is a vertical sectional view taken on line 1 4 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the several gures of the Vof such size as to have a very strong as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, that the end portions or jaws of the clip are spread apart by the operation oi' driving the clip into position upon the flange. rEhe bar from which the clip 12 is made is preferably grip upon the flange of the. rail so as to resist very strongly longitudinal mov-ement oit' the rail 10 with respect to the clip.

The clip 12 is held in position by means ot a retainer in the form oit a heavy sheet metal plate 13 oi' lower grade metal than that of the clip 12. The plate 13 is secured in vertically disposed edg'ewise position between the clip 12 and the cross tie 11, serving as a bearing means for transmitting the creeping pressure of the rail from the clip 12 to the cross tie. lThe plate 13 is secured to the clip 12 by means of a tongue or arm 1-1 formed integrally with the plate at its upper edge portion and bent over so as to have snug engagement with the lower arm of the clip, as is best shown in F ig. 4. The plate 13 is reenforced and strengthened by means of' flanges 15 and 16 formed integrally therewith and turned at right angles with respect to the body of the plate. As is clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the llange 16 stands in engagement with the outer face of th clip 12. i

At its inner end, the plate 13 is provided with a transversely extending arm 17, which is provided with a shoulder 13 adapted Ato stand in engagement witlrthe side face ot the Harige at that side of the rail, as is best shown in Fig. 1. Formed integrally with the arm 17, and bent at an angle with respect to such arm, there is a tongue 19, the inner end portion of which is provided with a shoulder 20 and a diagonally disposed botto'm face 21.

In the application or the anchor to a rail, the clip 12 is lirst slipped into engagement with the arm 14 in substantially the relationship as shown in Fig. 1; the clip 12 is then inserted over the flange at the right in Fig'. 1, and the clip 12 and the retainer are both driven toward the let't in said l? ig. 1, prei"- erably by blows oi a hammer or inawl upon the outer tace ot the flange 16. vWhen the clip 1Q has reached its operative position at the limit of its movement toward the left in Fig. 1, the arm 1T will have attained a position directlytransverse with respect to the rail and in close proximity toy the cross tie lll tie 11.

The tongue 19, however, will at this point in the application ot the anchor be standing underneath the flange at the left ot the rail. The tongue 19 is then to be bent outwardly through the use ot any suitable tool so as to clear the edge of the rail, whereupon the arm 1r is to be forced upwardly for permitting the tongue 19 to snap past the edge of the frange into the position as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 bringing he diagonally disposed bottom face 21 ot the tongue into engagement with the diagonally disposed upper tace of the ilange, and bringing the shoulder 2O into engagement with the side Jlace ot the ilange. In this position, the retainer 'serves to hold the clip 12 against movement transversely oi the rail out of engagementwith the rail, both the lange 16 and the arm 14 serving to prevent movement of the clip 12 toward the right in Fig. 1 with respect to the retainer. Furthermore, the engagement of the arm 16 with the outer tace of the clip 12 at one side of the rail and the engagement of the shoulders 18 and 2O with the opposite edge of the rail base have a tendency to increase the grip ot the anchor on the rail under certain conditions when the rail is moved longitudinally. rThe increased gripping action eected by reason ot the engagement ot shoulder 18 with the edge of the rail base is produced in the event that the tie against which the anchor bears entends diagonally across the track so that the clip end of the anchor bears against the tie and the shoulder end 18 of the anchor stands away from the tie. Under such condition the retaining member may be moved by the creeping movement of the rail to a diagonal position across the rail. The increased grip resulting from the angular position of the tongue and the engagementv of the shoulder 2O with the edge ot the rail is effected when the creeping movement of the rail forces the shoulder end ot the retaining member against the tie. This 'force tends to move the tongue 19 toward the arm 14 of the retaining member, thereby exerting a torce tending to move the retaining member in the direction of its length transversely of the rail.

By my construction I have provided a very simple and very etlicient means for holding the clip 12 in operative position on the flange, while at the same time providing a very effective and very strong extended bearing for transmitting the creeping pressure ot the rail from the clip to the cross inasmuch as the retainer 13 is of comparatively low grade material, it can be produced very cheaply and very readily by a stamping operation, the clip 12 which is formed ot high grade metal being relied upon for gripping the rail.

lllhile l prefer to employ the construction substantially as shown in my drawing,

it will be understood that I do not desire to be limited to that form exceptas the same is hereinafter specilically claimed, inasmuch as it is evidentthat changes may well be made in the particular form of construction without departing from the spirit of my invention.

l claim:

1. ln a rail anchor', the combination of a clip adapted to be driven into gripping engagement with the flange at one side of a rail, and a retainer in the Aform of a plate interposed in vertically edgewise position between the clip and the cross tie for holding the clip in operative position on the ail, said retainer comprising a hook engaging thc lower arm oit the clip and a second hook engaging the top i'ace of the iiange at the opposite side tor holding the retainer in operative raised position and preventing the clip from backing transversely from the rail.

Q. ln a rail anchor, the combination of a clip adapted to be driven into gripping engagement with the iiange at one side ol' a rail, and a retainer for holding the clip in operative position on the rail, comprising a hoolr slipped from above into engagement with the lower arm of the clip and a second bool-1 engaging about the edge ot the flange at the opposite side of the rail.

ln a rail anchor, the combination of a clip adapted to be driven into gripping en gagement with the flange at one side ot a rail, and a retainer 'for holding the clip in operative position on a rail, comprising a hook engaging the lower arm of the clip trom'above between the rail and said arm, and a second hook at the opposite end of the retainer engaging the opposite side of the rail.

e. ln a rail anchor, the combination of a clip adapted to be driven into gripping engagement with the ange at one side ot rail, and a retainer for holding the clip in operative position on the rail and serving as an 'extended bearing Ytor transmitting the creeping pressure or' the rail from the clip to the cross tie, said retainer comprising a hook adapted by engagement with the lower arm ot' the clip to hold the retainer from turning about a horizontal axis extending transversely ot the rail, and a second hook engaging` the opposite .side or" the rail.

5. 1n a rail anchor, the combination of a clip adapted to be driven into gripping engagement with the 'flange at one side of a rail, and a retainer in the form ot a plate interposed in vertically edgewise position between the clip and the cross tie 'for holding the clip in operative position on a rail and serving as an extended bearing for transmitting the creeping pressure ot the rail from the clip to the cross tie, said retainer comprising a ho'ol'r -in the form of a tongue inl Sil

bent downwardly opposite the face of the plate for engaging the lower arm of the clip and holding the plate from turning with respect thereto, and a second hook engaging the opposite side of the rail.

6. ln a rail anchor, the combination of a clip adapted to be driven into gripping en gagement with the flange at one side of a rail, and a retainer in the form of a plate interposed in vertically edgewise position between the clip and the cross tie for holdingl the clip in operative position on the rail, said retainer comprising means adapted by contact with the outwardly disposed face portion of the clip to hold the clip from backing transversely from the flange, a shoulder at the opposite end port-ion of' the retainer in position to engage the outer face of the flange at that side of the rail, and means adjacent to said shoulder for holding that end of the retainer in operative raised position on the rail.

7. ln a rail anchor, the combination of a clip adapted to be driven into gripping engagement with the flange at one side of a rail, and a retainer in the form of a plate interposed in vertically edgewise position between the clip and the cross tie for holding the clip in operative position on the rail, said retainer comprising a flange at one end engaging the outside face of the clip, a shoulder at the opposite end portion of the retainer in position to engage the outer face of the flange at that side of the rail, and means ad* jacent to said shoulder for holding' that end of the retainer in operative raised position on the rail.

8. In a rail anchor, the combination of a clip adapted to be driven into gripping engagement with the flange at one side of a rail, and a retainer in the form of a plate interposed in vertically edgewise position between the clip and the cross tie for holding the clip in operative position on the rail, said retainer comprising a hook at one end adapted by engagement with said clip to hold the clip in fixed position relative to the retainer, a shoulder at the opposite end portion of the retainer in position to engage the outer face of the flange at that side of the rail, and means adjacent said shoulder for holding that end of the retainer in operative raised position on the rail.

9. In a rail anchor, the combination of a clip adapted to be driven into gripping engagement with the flange at one side of a rail, a retainer in the form of a plate interposed in vertically edgewise position between the clip and the cross tie for holding the clip in operative position on the rail, said retainer comprising means adapted by contact with the outwardlydisposed face portion of the clip to hold the clip from backing transversely from the flange, a shoulder at the opposite end portion of' the retainer in position to engage the outer face of the flange at that side of the rail, and an arm formed on the retainer adjacent to said shoulder adapted by snap engagement with the flange at that side of the rail to hold the shoulder in operative raised position engaging the edge of the flange. i

10. In a rail anchor, the combination of a clip adapted to be driven into gripping engagement with the flange at one side of a rail, and a retainer in. the form of a plate interposed in vertically cdgewisc position between the clip and the cross tie for holding the clip in operative position on the rail, said retainer comprising means adapted by ccn-y tact with the outwardly disposed face por-- tion of the clip to hold the clip from backing transversely from the flange, a shoulder at the opposite end portion of' the retainer in position to engage the outer face of the flange at that side of the rail, and an arm formed on the retainer adjacent to said shoulder and bent to extend in the direction away from the cross tie adapted to be sprung outwardly to pass the edge of' the flange and adapted by engagement th the top face of the flange to hold the shoulder in operative engagement with the flange.

1l. in a rail anchor, the Combination of a clip adapted to be driven into gripping engagement with the flange at one side of a rail, and a retainer in the form of a plate interposed in vertically edgewise position between the clip and the cross tie for hold-V ing the clip in operative position on the rail, said retainer comprising means adapted by contact with the outwardly disposed face portion of the clip vto hold the clip from backing transversely from the flange, and an arm formed on the retainer at its other end adapted to engage both the side edge face and the top face of the flange atthat side of the rail for holding the retain-er in operative position on the rail.

l2. In a rail anchor, the combination of a clip adapted to be driven into grippingv engagement with the flange at one side of' a rail, and a retainer in the form o'l' a plate interposed in vertically edgowise position between the clip and the cross tie for holding the clip in operative position on the rail, said retainer comprising means adapt-ed by contact with the outwardly disposed face portion of the clip to hold the clip from backing transversely from thc flange, and an arm formed on the retainer at its other end adapted by snap engagement with the top face of the flange at that side of the rail to hold the retainer in operative gripping relationship with the rail, said arm being provided with a shoulder adapted to engage the side face of the flange.

13. In a rail anchor, the combination of a clip adapted to be driven into gripping engagement with the flange at one side of a ll O llfx

rail, and a plate interposed in vertically edgewise position between the clip and the cross tie and held in position for providing an extended hearing for transmitting the creeping pressure oi the rail from the clip to the cross tie by means ot' a hook embracing the lower arm of the clip.

lll. ln a rail anchor, the eo abination of a clip adapted to be driven into gripping engagement with the liange at one side o'l a rail, and a plate interposed in vertically edgewisc position between the clip and the cross tie and held in position for providing-r anextcnded liearingiilor transmitting thc creeping pressure of the rail` from the clip to the cross tie by means ot' a hook formed integrally on the upper edge ot the plate and embracing the lower arm oi the clip.

l5. ln a rail anchor, the combination oi a clip adapted to be driven into gripping engagement with the tlange at one side ot' a rail, a plate interposed in vertically edgewise position hetween the clip and the cross tie and held in position for providingv an extended hearing :tor transmitting the creeping pressure of the rail from the clip to the cross tie by means of a hools embracing the lower arm of the clip, and ilanges formed on opposite ends of the bearing portion ot .said plate and extending longitudinally of the rail for strengthening the plate.

ltl. ln a rail anchor, the combination ol a clip adapted to he driven into gripping enmeement with the dang@ at one side ot a il, a plate interposed in vertically'edge wise position between the clip and the cross tie and held in position for providing an et:- tended bearing for transmitting the creeping pressure ot the rail from the clip to the Vcross tie by means of a hoolt embracing the lower arm of the clip, and lian-ges formed on opposite ends of the hearing portion oiZ said plate and extending longitudinally or the rail for strengthening the plate the liange at one end engaging the outer lace of the clip.

17. In a rail anchor, the combination oi a clip adapted to he driven into gripping` engagement with the ill-ange at one side of a rail, a plate interposed in vertically edgewise position between the clip and thel cross t'e and held in position for providing an ef.:- tended bearing for transmitting the creeping pressure ot the rail from the clip to the cross tie by means ot a hooi; embracing the lower arm oi the clip, and means for holdthel clip and plate lroin backing transversely troni the 'flange oi the rail.

1S. in a rail anchorn the combination ot' a clip adapted to be driven into gripl'iing engagement with the flange at one side ot a raill` a plate interposed in vertically edgewise position between the clip and the cross tie and held in position tor providing an extended bearing for' transmitting/the creeping pressure of the rail from the clip to the cross tie by means of a hoolr embracing the lower arm of the clip, and means formed integrally with the plate adapted by engage ment with the opposite side oi the rail to hold the clip from backing transversely from the flange of the rail.

19. ln a rail anchor, the combination of a clip adapted to be driven into gripping engagement with the flange at one side ot a rail5 a plate interposed in vertically edgewise position between the clip and the cross tie and held in position for providing an eX- lended hearing tor transmitting the creeping pressure of the rail ,trom the clip to the cross tie by means ot a hooli embracing the lower arm of the clip, flanges termed on opposite ends of the bearing portion oi the plate and extending longitudinally o'f the rail for strengthening the plates, and means acting through the medium ot the plate 'for holding the clip -from backing transversely from the flange.

20. In a rail anchor, the combination ot a clip adapted to be driven into gripping engagement with a. rail base flange at one side oi the rail, and a retaining member adapted to bear against a cross tie and comprising a plate disposed to engage one side of the clip and provided at one end with means tor engaging the outer end face said clip, and at the other end with a hook disposed at an angle to the plate, normally extending in a direction away from the adiacent cross tie, and adapted to engage the edge ot the rail base at the opposite side ot the rail.

2l. ln a rail anchor, the combination ot clip adapted to be driven into gripping engagement with a rail base llange at one side oit a rail, and a retaining n emher coinprising a plate disposed to engage one side of the clip and provided at one end with means :lor engaging said clip to prevent ontward movement thereof and pro-vided at the other end with means for eng"- Cging the edge ot' the rail base at the opposite side oi the rail, whereby an increased grip of the anchor is eiiected during the presence ot creeping movement of the rail.

22. A rail anchor comprising means provided tor hearing against the cross tie and means for engaging opposite edges ot the rail base,l the means for engaging one edge of said hase comprising an aiwularly dis posed tongue adapted to he moved by the creeping movement of the rail toward the lirst mentioned means, whereby the torce exerted o-n said tongue by said creeping movement of the rail tends to move the an chor transversely of the rail to increase its grip on the rail hase,

28. A rail anchor comprising means provided torV bearingagainst cross tie at opposite sides 'ot therail and means for engag-v ing opposite edges of the rail base, the means -for engaging one edge oit' said base comprising an angularly disposed tongue adapted to be moved by the creeping movement of the rail toward position perpendicular tothe length of the rail, whereby said creeping movement tends to move the anchor transversely or" the rail to incr-ease its grip on the rail base.

24;. A rail anchor comprising means provided for bearing against a cross tie at opposite sides of the rail and means for engaginp` popposite edges of the rail base, the means Ior engaging one edge of said base comprising an angular-ly disposed tongue formed with a shoulder for engaging the edge of the rail base lange so that the arm is adapted to be moved by the creeping movement oic the rail toward a position perpendicular to the length ot the rail, whereby said creeping movement tends to move the anchor transversely of the rail to increase its grip on the rail base.

25. A rail anchor comprising means for gripping the base flange of a railroad rail at one side thereof, a bar extending across beneath the rail base, provided with a tongue for engaging the other edge of the rail base and adapted to bear against a cross tie to prevent movement of the bar longitudinally of a rail in a direction toward the tie, the said tongue being disposed at an angle to said bar and extending away from the adjacent cross tie whereby the pressure of the anchor against the tie and and tendency which the creeping movement of the rail has to move the tongue toward a tie exerts a force transversely of the rail to increase the grip of the anchor on the rail base.

26. In a rail anchor, the combination cit L.

a clip adapted to be driven into gripping cngagement with a rail base lia-nge at one side of the rail, and a retaining member compris ing a plate disposed to engage one side of the clip7 arranged to bear against a vertical face of the cross-tie provided at one end with means tor engaging the outer tace of said clip, and at the other end with a r-esiL ient tongue disposed at an angle to the plate, normally extending away from the adjacent cross tie and provided with a shoulder adapted to bear against the vertical face of the rail base, whereby creeping` movement of the rail tends to move the tongue toward the adjacent cross tie, hereby exerting a force transversely of the rail base to increase the grip of the anchor on the rail.

WILLIAM H. DE BUSK. 

